Step by step in the Instagram app

How to export your data

Follow the steps below. Takes less than 5 minutes.

5 minto set up
JSONrequired format
All timerequired range
1

Access your profile and go to Accounts Center

Open Instagram on your phone. Tap your profile photo, then tap Edit profile.

Profile → Edit profile → Accounts Center
2

Your information and permissions

Inside Accounts Center, scroll to Your information and permissions.

Accounts Center → Your information and permissions
3

Download your information

Tap Download your information.

Your information → Download your information
4

Create a download

Tap Create a download.

Create a download
5

Select your Instagram profile

Select your Instagram account (not Facebook).

Select profile → Instagram
6

Download to device

Choose Download to device.

Download to → Device
7

Customize — select ONLY Followers and Following

Uncheck ALL items. Check ONLY:

Followers
Following
All other items — uncheck

Selecting fewer items = faster export.

8

Date range — 'All time'

For the date range, select All time.

Date range → All time

⚠️ VERY IMPORTANT: A short date range will result in an incomplete analysis.

9

Format — JSON is required

Select JSON. HTML format is not supported.

Formato → JSON / Format → JSON

Only JSON works. If you exported HTML, please redo.

10

Start the download

Confirm and tap Create files.

Confirm → Create files
11

Wait for Instagram's email

Instagram will send an email when the files are ready. This can take up to 48 hours.

Request now and come back when you get the email.

12

Upload the files here

Extract the ZIP and locate followers_1.json and following.json. Upload both files.

ZIP → followers_1.json + following.json

Go directly to the export page

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